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The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, [1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, [2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in ...
However, Helio Gracie was able to perform ukemi thanks to the soft mat used in competitions, so Kimura could not subdue him by throwing alone. The judoka started planning a way to win between throw and throw, and at the second round he took the fight to the ground, pinning Gracie with kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.
The fight took place in the undercard of a "jiu-jitsu vs. boxing" event on January 16, 1932, which saw judoka Geo Omori defeating boxer Tavares Crespo. Gracie won his fight by submission in a short time, [15] probably an armlock in 40 seconds. [2] Portugal is sometimes incorrectly billed as a boxing champion. [16]
Kimura would go on to defeat Hélio in 14 minutes. [6] Kimura broke Hélio's arm during the match with a reverse ude-garami after applying a number of submissions. [4] According to Kimura in his book My Judo, he thought of Hélio Gracie to be a 6th dan judoka at the time of his fight with him in 1951. [7]
In 1951, Kimura defeated Gracie in a submission judo match held in Brazil. [1] During the fight, Kimura threw Gracie repeatedly but Hélio was undeterred. [2] Unable to subdue Gracie solely by throwing, the fight proceeded into groundwork. Kimura maintained dominance in the ground fighting portion, eventually positioning himself to apply a ...
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In addition to Carlson Gracie fights, Black Leopard Leopardo Negro would fight several times with other great icons of his generation, such as Ivan Gomes, Euclides Pereira, and even with the Japanese Masahiko Kimura, whom he faced in Salvador under the rules of Vale-Tudo. [8] Kimura won the first match, and the re-match was a draw.